Local Briefs

July 14, 2008|STAFF REPORTS

SOUTH BENDPolice look for man who robbed station Police are looking for a man who robbed a South Bend gas station early Saturday. City dispatchers said the McClure's Oil station in the 2300 block of East Edison Road was robbed about 12:25 a.m. after the man walked into the store and demanded money. He left with the cash without ever displaying a weapon, authorities said. One person in hospital after rollover accident One person was taken to the hospital early Sunday after a rollover crash on U.S. 31. The single-vehicle accident happened about 4 a.m. north of New Road, between South Bend and Lakeville. Dispatchers said one person, believed to be a vehicle passenger, was taken to Memorial Hospital. None of the vehicle's occupants was expected to have life-threatening injuries. Trail of blood leads to police investigation South Bend police said they investigated a trail of blood found Sunday morning on Franklin Street near the WSBT building. A WSBT employee noticed the blood shortly after 11 a.m. and police were notified. According to scanner traffic, police said the trail led to a house at 127 Franklin St., where they found blood on the doorknob. Police attempted to locate the owner to gain entrance to the building, but they have not said whether they were successful in getting in. ELKHARTPolice officers injured as patrol cars collide Two Elkhart police officers were injured after crashing their patrol cars late Friday while responding to a call. Officers Chris Faigh and Mike Davis were on the way to the 1500 block of Locust Street at 11:35 p.m. for a reported carjacking in progress when their cars collided in the 600 block of West Bristol Street, the department said in a release. The two officers were taken to Elkhart General Hospital, where Davis was treated for a broken wrist and knee, and Faigh for a cut to the head. Both officers were released from the hospital after medical care. The suspect in the carjacking was arrested, police said. MICHIGAN CITYRoommate faces charge in shooting One man was hospitalized and his roommate was in custody after a LaPorte County shooting Friday morning. The LaPorte County Sheriff's Office and Michigan City police were called about 8:40 a.m. to the 3100 block of Edgebrook Drive. Officers found 25-year-old William Burnson shot several times in his home. He was taken to St. Anthony Memorial Hospital in Michigan City and then transferred to Advocate Christ Medical Center in suburban Chicago. Burnson's 25-year-old roommate is being held in the LaPorte County Jail pending arraignment on charges related to the shooting as well as drugs, police said.